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Artist: Unknown
1960's French Portrait Hunched Old Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 11 x 10 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for man...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Golf players oil on canvas painting terramar sitges spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Oil size 54x81 cm. Frameless
Category

1970s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Cardboard

Mid Century Springtime Joshua Tree Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century Joshua Tree desert landscape with desert flowers in bloom by an unknown California artist Briggs (American, 20th Century). Signed "Briggs" along stretcher bar (...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

1984 Pierre Etaix 'Vive la pub' Art Book
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vive la Pub, published in 1984 by Gilbert Salachas, Paris, is a hardcover edition bound in blue cloth with a dust jacket. While the jacket shows a few small tears, the book remains i...
Category

1980s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Other Medium

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
Category

1950s Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

Urbanovicz - 20th Century Pastel, Male Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastel drawing showcases a nude male figure in a style reminiscent of Modigliani. The elongated forms and muted colour palette create a sense of elegant melancholy. Part of a pa...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Pastel

Large Original Oil Painting on canvas contemporary Art young woman with a guitar
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an amazing, very impressive original large modern painting on canvas, depicting a young woman with a guitar sitting on the pavement. The painting is in excellent condition...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Picnic Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 27 inches painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold g...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

John H. Dunham - Late 19th Century Oil, Still Life with Fruit in a Glass Compote
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical still life painting depicts an abundant arrangement of fruit including grapes, peaches, and a halved melon, elegantly displayed on a white cloth with a decorative glas...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Continental School 18th Century Watercolour - Architectural Drawing
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolor Baroque architectural study. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame and wash line mount. On Laid paper.
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Pencil

Antique French Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting Streets of Paris 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3830 Oil on canvas streets of old Paris Image size 8x10"
Category

1940s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Stormy Sea - Mixed colored Oil on Canvas - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stormy sea is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of Northern Europe School of the mid-19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Includes frame.
Category

Mid-19th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

1903 Oil - Gun Horse of the Boer War
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with initials H. H. Dated 12th December 1903. On canvas.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Félix Niaut (1895-1988) - French School Mid 20th Century Oil, The Pontoon
Located in Corsham, GB
River landscape in oil. Presented in a gilt and white frame. Signed. On canvas board.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

18/19-th Century French Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Rococo, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous Oil on canvas painting. French, late 18th to early 19th century. The artwork depicts a gallant scene, a shepherdess, and her lover resting in the forest. This stunning impressive piece of art is waiting to be a part of your collection. Collectible European Classical Paintings, Rococo, And Romanticism in Fine Art More photos are available upon request. Overall in very good condition. Please see the photos, they are part of the description. The painting is presented in a nice vintage ornate frame...
Category

Early 19th Century Rococo Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

George David Coulon (1823-1904) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Tobacco Pot
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical still life painting features a carefully arranged composition of objects including a decorative 19th-century tobacco pot, leather-bound books, and a pipe against a mut...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Dutch School 19th Century Oil - A Merry Tavern Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
This Dutch style portrait depicts a merry tavern drinker in a dimly lit interior, gesturing with one hand while holding a glass of wine in the other. A flagon and clay pipe can be se...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 16H by 20L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British School 1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a gentleman in his finery. Signed illegibly and dated '1882' to the lower right. On canvas.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This mid-century abstract composition employs a dynamic interplay of geometric planes and gestural brushwork, rendered in a vibrant yet balanced palette of pastel pinks, acid yellow...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Antique Hand Painted Chinese Jars With Foo Dogs and Inscriptions
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Antique Hand Painted Chinese Vases with Foo Dogs and Inscriptions China, early 20th century Porcelain 17 x 8 x 8 inches Painted in iron red, these Foo Dogs or Imperial Guardian Lions are strong Feng Shui protection symbols which were traditionally placed in front of Imperial palaces, temples, and government offices. They were also a traditional symbol of family wealth and social status and were placed in front of wealthy homes. It is widely accepted that foo dogs were created sometime after real lions...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ecole de Paris, Mid-20th Century, Parisian Scene River Seine Pont
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) Signed Watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed. Sheet 9.5 x 12.5 inches. Nicely executed study over the River Seine i...
Category

1940s Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Brian Chugg (1926-2003) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Female Torso
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on board. Signed lower right and dated 1954.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 4 by 5 inches overall, and 3 by 4.75 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Historic Sailing Ship, ' by Unknown, Oil on Linen Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 19th c. classically realistic oil on canvas painting depicts the majesty of a large sailing vessel on the sea against a light blue sky filled with white cumulus clouds. A gentle...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed . Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Antique American School Signed Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category

1950s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Cubist Signed Rare Early Framed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
Category

1950s Cubist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circle of Joseph Moseley Barber (1811-1889) - 19th Century Oil, Quiet Company
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate domestic scene depicts a young woman in period dress seated in a dimly lit interior, engaged in needlework while a small cat sits attentively beside her on richly drape...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Spanish school fishermen's beach seascape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Signed Oliveras - Fisherman's Beach - Oil on canvas. Slight paint chips on the sides that covered the frame. Oil measurements 61x122 cm. Frameless.
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Oil Classical Figures in a Romantic Woodland Landscape & Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Gathering French Rococo School, 19th century signed lower front corner oil on canvas, framed Framed: 26 x 34 inches Canvas: 24 x 32 inches Provenance: private collection, F...
Category

19th Century Rococo Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century California Mission Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Cardboard

"Ship and Boats" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
A powerful scene of a harbor depicting several colorful sailing boats with rich color tones and bold brushwork. An oil on canvas impressionist painting with much attention to detail....
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Majolica Plate by Castelli. The Miracle Of The Loaves And Fishes. 18 century
Located in Firenze, IT
Castles of Abruzzo. Italian Maiolica, dish with the Miracle of the loaves and fishes. Mid-18th century. Polychrome tin-glazed majolica painted by hand. Castles, Abruzzo, mid-18th c...
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian School Unknown Art

Materials

Maiolica, Ceramic

Fine British School 19th Century Oil - Hanging Out the Washing
Located in Corsham, GB
A spectacular 19th century oil painting depicting figures outside a stone and thatched dwelling, washing clothes with a mangle. The attractive landscape scene has been well presented in a large ornate...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Modern Oil Painting Purple Flowers in a Vase Table Setting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5206 Flowers in a vase still life oil painting Unframed
Category

1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30.5H by 21.5L.
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escuela Valenciana (XVIII), tras Juan de Juanes - Inmaculada Concepción
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de puede ver, es bastante bueno, solo aconsejaría una limpieza ya que está un poco sucia, pero por lo demas, muy aceptable Se presen...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

English School 18th Century Oil - The Beast of Burden
Located in Corsham, GB
A man leads a donkey and a dog along a track in this attractive landscape scene. Well presented in a distressed gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. Framer's label to verso. On canvas on str...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Signed Impressionist Fishing Harbor Beach Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist coastal seascape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 22H by 18L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Abstracted Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking British School abstract landscape in charcoal and coloured chalk. The drawing is unsigned and presented in a simple gilt frame with card mount. On paper.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Charcoal

Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Highland cattle
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Highland herd at the lake. 102 x 77 cm without frame, 108 x 82 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded woode...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Seaside Promenade
Located in Bristol, GB
SEASIDE PROMENADE Size: 32.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A soothing mid-century coastal scene painting that depicts a group of figures strolling along the edge of a be...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Watercolor and ink French town buildings over a River by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolor and ink on card image size: 7.5 x 6 inches card overall: 9.4 x 8....
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green. A...
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Antique California Coastal Seascape Landscape Painting circa 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2751 California seascape oil on masonite displayed in an 19 century antique gitl -black wood frame,signed lower left by Mellin. Image size 11 H x 17 W
Category

1940s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Male Portrait, 1810–1820, Young Man with High Collar and Black Cravat
Located in Firenze, IT
Male portrait, 1810–1820, dark-haired young man with high collar and black cravat Oil on canvas, 50 × 61 cm; with frame 62 × 72 cm French/spanish school. Early 19th-century portra...
Category

1810s Unknown Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Original World Cup USA 94 - Coca Cola Soccer poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original World Cup USA ’94, Coca Cola sponsored vintage poster. Archival linen backed in A- condition, ready to frame. This World Cup ’94 poster is very rarely seen or available....
Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Viollet Fuller (1920-2008) - Mid 20th Century Oil, October in Thaxted, Essex
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting by Violet Fuller captures a moody, autumnal scene with rolling hills and sparse vegetation. The artist employs a muted colour palette of earthy browns, gree...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Provence Colorful Trees Landscape - French Impressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Colourful Trees, French Original Oil Painting French schooled artist, 20th Century Oil painting on thin card/paper, unframed Card size: 15 x 18 inches Delightful French Imp...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Knight - painting - XVII century
Located in Roma, IT
The Knight is an original oil painting on canvas realized during the XVII century by an anonymous artist. Provenance: Pecci-Blunt collection. Good condition...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ancient View of San Giovanni in Laterano - Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, realized between the late 19th and the early 20th Century, probably after an older painting. Oil on canvas, framed. Not sign...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Oil - Girl Beside a Water Fountain
Located in Corsham, GB
Initialled 'R.M.' lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Marie von der Osten (b.1856) - Framed Oil, Apples in a Paper Bag
Located in Corsham, GB
Marie von der Osten (b.1856), Oil on canvas. A still life of apples in a brown paper bag. Well presented in a charming wooden frame with bead course to the inner window. Labelled ver...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist New England Coastal Seascape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist coastal seascape oil painting. Feels like a Maine scene with a bustling dock! Nicely framed. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Image size,...
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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